Filipino seafarers as the Philippinesâ gift to the world
âFilipino seafarers are a gift to the world and to the Church.â
WORDS that became part of the homilies of masses for the 26th National Seafarers Day (NSD) last...
Faith as a seafarerâs weapon
A SEAFARERâS faith is his most powerful weapon in overcoming difficult emotional or even dangerous shipboard conditions, and in making life at sea bearable in many...
Missing seafarers and the presumption of death
"MUNHAIT hi nitaguwan tun ajor karu nga miid ahan chi iibba an tatagu ay mun-anap ay chi cha enggan adugwan.â
It is the Ifugao translation...
Disregarding the fit-to-work certification by company doctors
A FIT-TO-work certification by the company doctor can be set aside by the courts since the inherent merit of the case will still be...
Seafarerâs hazardous life on board car carriers
WHILE consumers enjoy driving their cars, transporting automobiles as cargoes on board vessels can have a toll on a seafarerâs health.
Most seafarers live and...
Sea Sunday, fishermen and the West Philippine Sea
MATAMLAY. Sluggish.
This is how Taytay Apostolic Vicar-designate Bishop Broderick Pabillo describes the governmentâs treatment of Filipino fishermen despite the favorable arbitral tribunalâs ruling on the West...
When contract termination coincides with medical repatriation
THE EMPLOYER cannot escape liability on the mere fact that the seafarer finished his contract if it should have been essentially a case of...
Clemency for delisted seafarers
A SEAFARER who is penalized with delisting from the registry of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) may be granted clemency under certain circumstances.
Clemency is the...
Mutiny as ground for dismissal
MUTINY has become a common plot for blockbusters like the 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg.
The film centered on the 1839...
Damages due to unauthorized substitution of employment contract
LICENSED recruitment agencies will be liable for damages due to the unauthorized substitution of the government-approved employment contracts.
The Supreme Court stressed this principle in the recent case...